Case Study · Business Incubation
How BINA scales cross‑border innovation programs across five countries with Gohorto
One platform. Multiple countries. Hundreds of entrepreneurs. A mission to build resilient communities across the developing world.
About BINA & E‑BINA
BINA supports organizations that run mission‑driven entrepreneurship and innovation programs by helping them build collaborative ecosystems and engage stakeholders effectively.
E‑BINA is BINA’s online platform built to manage innovation programs end‑to‑end—from applications and selection to venture tracking, reporting, and community building.
- Create collaborative innovation ecosystems for greater impact
- Help teams design engagement strategies and tailored user journeys
- Enable structured onboarding and consistent program operations
- Implemented 20+ innovation programs worldwide
- Built a network of 4,000+ social ventures and experts
- Engaged participants across 60 countries on E‑BINA
- Application management (funnels, evaluation, selection)
- Coaching tools (progress tracking and coaching logistics)
- Startup data collection, KPI tracking, analytics & reporting
- Events management, calendar integrations, scheduling tools
- Incubators
- Accelerators
- Corporates
- Universities
BINA Program: Building Resilience. One community at a time
BINA Program was founded in Istanbul in 2017 through a partnership with the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and Spark.
BINA operates incubators across Turkey, Libya, Somalia, Mauritania, Palestine, and Jordan—supporting entrepreneurs with training, mentoring, and access to finance.
Managing multi‑country programs with fragmented tools
- 1Application chaos across cohortsEach country collected applications through different channels (forms, emails, spreadsheets) with no unified view of applicants, shortlists, and drop‑offs.
- 2Mentor coordination at scaleMatching 500+ mentors to the right startups—by language, expertise, and availability—was manual and error‑prone, with scheduling conflicts routine.
- 3No unified cohort trackingProgress, milestones, mentoring sessions, and outcomes were scattered across spreadsheets, WhatsApp groups, and email threads.
- 4Reporting burden for international donorsStructured impact reporting required consolidating data from fragmented sources—consuming staff time and increasing the risk of errors.
- 5Inconsistent participant experienceEntrepreneurs across countries experienced different processes and touchpoints—not by design, but because tools and workflows differed.
How BINA uses Gohorto (modules)
Program‑specific application forms per country cohort, with custom screening criteria, multi‑stage review workflows, and automated scoring.
Reviewers are assigned to stages: early eligibility screeners filter quickly, and senior evaluators focus on qualified applicants—across countries in parallel.
BINA’s 500+ mentor network lives inside Gohorto. Matching is structured by expertise, language, and availability. Mentors log sessions and can be reactivated across cohorts without re‑onboarding.
Every startup across every program is tracked in a unified dashboard: tags, history, milestones, and communications—searchable in one place.
KPIs, completion rates, mentor engagement, and outcome data are captured continuously—so donor reports can be compiled in hours, not weeks.
Separate programs for different countries and partners—each with its own branding, timelines, and criteria—while leadership maintains one cross‑program view.
Results
- 5+ active country programsRunning concurrently on a single Gohorto workspace.
- 0 spreadsheetsNeeded to track applicants, mentors, or startup progress across cohorts.
- 500+ mentors managedMatched and reactivated season after season from one platform.
- Consistent experienceA standardized founder journey regardless of country cohort.
These operational improvements made it possible for BINA to scale across countries while preserving program quality and donor reporting needs.
Technology is a force multiplier for development work
BINA used Gohorto to centralize application intake, evaluation workflows, and reporting—reducing manual reconciliation and creating a single source of truth.
Scaling to new countries, same platform
BINA plans to expand to additional countries across Africa and the broader MENA region. With Gohorto, adding a new country program becomes a repeatable process: templates, evaluation frameworks, mentor networks, and reporting structures can be replicated and customized quickly.
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